Accident Robinson R22 Alpha G-EEGE, Friday 4 September 1992

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Date:	Friday 4 September 1992
Time:	11:05
Type:	Robinson R22 Alpha
Owner/operator:	Helicopters (Northern) Ltd t/a The Helicentre
Registration:	G-EEGE
MSN:	0368
Year of manufacture:	1983
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sandtoft Airfield, near Belton, North Lincolnshire - United Kingdom
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Blackpool, Lancashire (BLK/EGLK)
Destination airport:	Sandtoft Airfield, near Belton, North Lincolnshire (EGCF)
Investigating agency:	AAIB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4-9-1992 when went out of control and overturned whilst hover-taxying at Sandtoft Airfield, near Belton, North Lincolnshire. No injuries sustained to the two person on board. According to the following extract from the official AAIB report into the accident:

"FOLLOWING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23, WITH SURFACE WIND 300 DEGREES/20 KNOTS, AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO HOVER OVER RUNWAY. DURING SUBSEQUENT DOWNWIND HOVER TAXY TO PARKING AREA, CONTROL WAS LOST IN STRONG WIND GUST (UP TO 35 KNOTS) & AIRCRAFT DISINTEGRATED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND. FLIGHT MANUAL STATES HOVER CONTROLABILITY SUBSTANTIATED IN 17 KNOTS WIND FROM ANY DIRECTION.

SEE AAIB BULLETIN 11/92, REF:EW/G92/09/03. CAA CLOSURE:APPROPRIATE ADVICE OFFERED TO PILOT"

Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "aircraft damaged beyond economic repair". As a result, the registration G-EEGE was cancelled by the CAA on 13-1-1993 as "destroyed" and owners "Addressee Status: Gone Away"

Accident investigation: